What's in your smoker?

[hammondc]

Yep....once you start spatchcocking them, you will quit the beer can chicken BS.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by hammondc

Yep....once you start spatchcocking them, you will quit the beer can chicken BS.

Exactly!

[T.G]

Beer can chicken is just a vertically roasted chicken. Spatchcocked is nice for grills, gas or otherwise, personally though, I'd rather have a whole bird cooked vertically hanging on a hook in my drum smoker, I could put it on a beer can and get basically the same result and have less beer for me.

[kydsid]

If you are using beer to make beer can chicken you are doing it wrong.

[hammondc]

Originally Posted by kydsid

If you are using beer to make beer can chicken you are doing it wrong.

Truth....mythbusters did this one. The liquid never got hot enough to even steam. Myth busted.

[hammondc]

Originally Posted by T.G

Beer can chicken is just a vertically roasted chicken. Spatchcocked is nice for grills, gas or otherwise, personally though, I'd rather have a whole bird cooked vertically hanging on a hook in my drum smoker, I could put it on a beer can and get basically the same result and have less beer for me.

Spatchcocked is a whole bird. I guess I missed your point.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by hammondc

Spatchcocked is a whole bird. I guess I missed your point.

Yes, I know that. Did you not see the photo I posted about 8 posts back?

I was being subtle. To me the method depends on the cooker. They are both good, although I prefer vertical.

[T.G]

Before I built out the drum, I was using wire stands (similar to the one pictured below) for cooking birds vertically. Unfortunately, some grills/smokers aren't tall enough and other times I didn't have them with me, hence the other methods. Like I said, both are good.

[hammondc]

Originally Posted by T.G

To me the method depends on the cooker. They are both good, although I prefer vertical.
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That's what I missed

[Bubbleheaddiver]

pork tenderloin tonight

[kydsid]

Originally Posted by hammondc

Truth....mythbusters did this one. The liquid never got hot enough to even steam. Myth busted.

Plus you are wasting beer. I mean beer can chicken was supposedly invented by rednecks. But whoever heard of a redneck wasting beer?

[Steve]

Butts going on in a few hours...

[mosesbotbol]

I have an Icelandic lamb leg from Whole Foods. 2.6 lb and was like $6.99 a pound which I thought was good deal for lamb of that quality.

Put on WSM removing water pan using a shallow cast skillet. Canadien maple charcoal. It's pretty cold out and if the smoker doesn't get above 300, I'll finish leg inside.

Sipping a glass of 2000 Caves Sao Jao Reserva wine. Good find for $21, aged quite well.

[pektel]

Snow. There's snow in my smoker. I left the f%&@ing lid open yesterday.

Oh well. It was time to clean the grates anyways.

[MarkinAZ]

Originally Posted by pektel

Snow. There's snow in my smoker. I left the f%&@ing lid open yesterday.

What's wrong with you Peter

[T.G]

Fatties from yesterday's herf. Smoked at my house, wrapped up in multiple layers of foil and finished in the foil at Ratter's in the oven.

Italian & sage sausage, pepperoni, provolone cheese, bacon crumbles, marinaded artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, mushrooms, sauteed onions & garlic, thickened tomato sauce w/ basil.

[dijit]

Damn Im not healed enough to eat that yet and those pics are daring me to try anyway! Looks and sounds delicious

[jonumberone]

Fatties look great, Adam.

I had my daughter's birthday party this weekend.
Despite temps in the low 40's, I fired up the Assassin.
Did 6 racks of babybacks, a 16Lb brisket, 6 halved chickens, mac and cheese, and some beans.
Kind of a busy day so I didn't grab as many pics as I would've liked.

Trimmed up



The cook



Finished Brisket



This was my first time using the smoker in the cold.
It performed flawlessly.
It is insulated really well, and I didn't notice any increase in fuel consumption or longer cook times.
I did the entire cook on less than 15lbs of charcoal.
Cleaning it yesterday, I did find this in the grease pan.

Grease volcano

[Steve]

I did a small cook for our church's Arts and Craft Fair this weekend, 150-200 or so people.

[Steve]

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your point of view), we sold out before we were able to get finished product pictures. As they say, a good time was had by all...